Fitbit launches universal app for Windows 10

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Fitbit, maker of wearable activity trackers, today launched a new Windows 10 universal app, which is now available free on the Microsoft store. Redesigned using the new Windows 10 interface design guidelines, the app supports such Windows 10 features as Cortana voice commands and Continuum. Notifications are now pushed to the Notification Center while Activity updates are shown on the Live Tile, as they were with the previous version of the app. The dashboard provides detailed information about your daily routines, and quick actions enable activity tracking and logging. In the past, Fitbit been available for Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows…

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Microsoft Word 2016 is getting collaborative editing for OneDrive files

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Microsoft will now let you collaborate on Word files stored on OneDrive using the desktop Office 2016 suite. While real-time co-authoring has been available in for Office Online since 2013, Office 2016 will be the first traditional version of the productivity suite with real-time collaboration support. If you and your teammate are currently previewing Office 2016, you can try it out by storing a Word document in OneDrive, and giving both users editing permission. Word will then prompt you to automatically share your changes. Once both authors accept, they’ll be able to see a colored cursor indicating where the other…

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This app automatically picks you up in an Uber and takes you to a mystery bar

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Up for an adventure but can’t decide where to go? This app randomly picks a top bar on Yelp, picks you up in an Uber and takes you there — without you knowing the destination. Bar Roulette uses the Yelp and Uber APIs to find a place to go and doesn’t tell you until you arrive. It’s one of the first cool integrations I’ve seen using the Uber API that I’d want to try out. The app only picks “highly rated” bars within a certain radius and even checks if the bar is open before taking you there. It’s just…

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With a nearly a million raised, Sonar gives businesses the power to text

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The future of technology may be hidden somewhere in our past. As real estate on our phone screens becomes more scarce, the idea of downloading proprietary apps for certain services seems excessive. And although mobile browsing is a good option, many websites or services work shoddily with phones and practically demand a desktop. Seeking an alternative way to reach customers, more companies are turning to SMS to get it done. One company facilitating this movement is Sonar, a platform designed to help businesses text their customers and vice versa. The company just secured a $960k seed round, led by QuestVP with…

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Yahoo’s silent video messaging app rolls out globally

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Yahoo debuted its silent video messaging app called Livetext last month in Canada, France, Germany, the US and UK. As of today, Yahoo is taking things up a notch as it rolls out globally. The company says it supports all major languages, but Arabic and Japanese are not available immediately and will be added at a later date. ➤ Livetext [iOS | Android] Read next: Twitter direct messages can finally be as long as you like








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Yuck! This app lets you anonymously harass people in your phone book

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I’ve been writing a lot recently about the disconnection between the predominantly male, predominantly white ‘thinkers’ of the tech orthodoxy and vast swathes of humanity. And lo and behold, Product Hunt puked up a perfect example of the division. @brokenbottleboy "ugh, really?" — Emily ReyNOlds (@rey_z) August 13, 2015 Mutual is an app that purports to help you to “find out which of your friends secretly like you.” It does that by allowing you to select 15 acquaintances from your address book and spam them with an anonymous text message. @brokenbottleboy if you like someone, tell them and be a grown-up. If…

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Corel’s VideoStudio X8.5 update supports Windows 10 and adds creative goodies for filmmakers

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Corel has launched VideoStudio Pro X8.5, an update to its VideoStudio Pro X8 and VideoStudio Ultimate X8 apps. The new version makes those packages compatible with Windows 10 and lets you freely access additional movie-making features, including the new VideoStudio MyDVD and NewBlue TitlerEX. VideoStudio MyDVD promises an easier way to burn to DVD, AVCHD and Blu-ray Discs. The app gives videos and photos professional-looking, image-rich menus and music derived from 10 themed templates — complete with menus, sub-menus and chapters. NewBlue TitlerEX lets you add dynamic 2D and 3D titles, captions and rolling credits to your movies. Note that an nVidia graphics card and Intel HD3000 and above required for…

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Facebook will reportedly expand livestreaming to any verified user soon

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It was just last week that Facebook opened up livestreaming capabilities to celebrities via its VIP Mentions app. Naturally, the first question on our minds was when it would open up to more people. It seems some of us won’t have to wait too long. TechCrunch reports that the company is planning to expand availability of its Mentions app to beyond just a select few celebrities so journalists and users with verified profiles can take advantage of it too. The report indicates Facebook will roll out the feature to a wider set of users before the holidays, although there’s no…

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RNI Films analog photo filters arrive on the iPhone

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Are you an iPhone photographer who nurtures a cruel obsession for film? Then you probably already use mobile apps like VSCO Cam or perhaps CameraBag to give your instant images that signature look of being shot with a film camera. RNI Films, from Really Nice Images, whose desktop film plug-in for Photoshop offers the digital version of old and discontinued films, has now released a mobile app for iPhone. RNI Films’ filters simulate the look and feel of particular film brands and strive to stay true to their analog counterparts. The app is simple and addictive. Load your image and pick from five main categories: Negative, Slide,…

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